Taichung: A 20-year-old female college student was found dead with multiple stab wounds in Taichung on Tuesday, and her 17-year-old ex-boyfriend was arrested hours later on suspicion of killing her, local authorities said.

According to Focus Taiwan, the victim, surnamed Yen, who had recently begun attending a university in central Taiwan, was found lying in a pool of blood by a tunnel in Taichung's Shalu District on Tuesday morning, with 30 lacerations on her head, neck, and limbs, as reported by the Taichung City Police Department.

A 17-year-old suspect, surnamed Lo, was found at a hotel in nearby Changhua County at around 3 p.m., after fleeing the crime scene on an unlicensed motorcycle. Surveillance footage showed him briefly traveling north and changing clothes in an attempt to evade arrest, police said.

A passerby who spoke to CNA mentioned seeing the victim conversing with a man wearing a motorcycle helmet earlier that morning. Upon returning to the area, the passerby discovered the victim collapsed in a pool of blood. Other witnesses immediately notified the police, but the victim was later pronounced dead.

Surveillance footage released by the police depicted the victim and a male individual in conversation when he suddenly stood up and attacked her multiple times. The suspect then fled the crime scene but returned later on his motorcycle to check the victim's condition, according to the footage.

The suspected weapon, a knife found at the scene of the arrest, has been sent to forensic specialists for examination. A CT scan is scheduled for the body on Wednesday, and an autopsy will be performed on Thursday to confirm the cause of death, as stated by Taichung prosecutors.

The suspect will be transferred to the Taichung District Court's Juvenile Court, prosecutors said.